The Thermals Start Work on New Album

Portland punk bashersthe Thermals released their last album, Now We Can See, in April, but they've already revealed the release date for their next full-length-- which they haven't even started recording yet. Next month, the trio will head into Portland's Jackpot Studios with Death Cab for Cutie's Chris Walla producing. And yet Kill Rock Stars claims that the band's as-yet-untitled fifth album will drop on September 7 of next year. Moxie!

This fifth album will be the first Thermals joint to feature new drummer Westin Glass. It won't be their first time working with Walla; he mixed their first album and produced their second.

And if the prospect of recording an album with an already-announced release date wasn't enough, the Thermals will also play a few dates around the Pacific Northwest next month. We've got those dates below.